Scotland national under-18 football team
| Association | Scottish Football Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Billy Stark[1] | ||
| |||
| First international | |||
| – | |||
| Appearances | 18 (first in 1949) | ||
| Best result | Winners (1982) | ||
The Scotland national under-18 football team is the national football team representing Scotland for players of 18 years of age or under at the start of a denoted campaign. The team, which is controlled by the Scottish Football Association, acts as a feeder team to the Scotland national football team.
History
Scotland's best performance at a European Championship Finals occurred in 1982, when they won the tournament.[2][3] The team was then managed by Andy Roxburgh and Walter Smith, who would both go on to manage the senior side. Scotland defeated rivals England in the qualifying round and finished top of Group 4, which also included the Netherlands. Scotland beat Poland 2–0 in the semi-finals and Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the final.
Scotland reached the semi-finals on seven other occasions. Scotland hosted the 1970 tournament, where they won a group containing Bulgaria, Sweden and Italy, but then lost 1–0 to Netherlands in the semi-final. In the 1978 tournament, hosted by Poland, Scotland topped a group containing Germany and Italy to qualify for the semi-final, where they lost on penalties to Yugoslavia.
The age group of the competition was adjusted upwards by one year for the 2002 tournament, with Scotland entering an under-19 team from then on. The Scotland under-18 team consequently fell into abeyance. In 2018, recognising a gap in progression for the best players of the relevant age (several of whom were Performance School participants fast-tracked into the under-17s but not ready for the step up to under-19s), the SFA announced that the under-18 team would be re-established to offer more match experience as part of the same group.[4][5]
Coaches
- 2018: Billy Stark[1]
Competitive record
European Championships
- 1948–1954 – FIFA Junior Tournament
- 1955–1980 – UEFA Junior Tournament
- 1981–2001 – UEFA European U-18 Championship
For results since 2001, see Scotland national under-19 football team.
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Did not enter | |||||||
 | 6th place | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
 | Did not enter | |||||||
 | ||||||||
 | ||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} | ||||||||
 | ||||||||
 | ||||||||
 | ||||||||
| ||||||||
 | ||||||||
 | ||||||||
| ||||||||
 | ||||||||
 | ||||||||
| Third place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | |
| Fourth place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | |
| Group stage | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
 | Third place | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | |
 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
 | Third place | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | |
 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Withdrew | |||||||
| ||||||||
 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
| Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
| Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Group stage | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
 | Winners | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Fourth place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 18/50 | 66 | 34 | 12 | 20 | 104 | 68 | |
Notes
- First qualifying round and Preliminary round are the same stage
- Elite round, Intermediary round and Second qualifying round are the same stage
- Gold background indicates tournament win, Silver background colour indicates second-place finish.
- Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.
Current squad
The following players were selected for matches with France and Uzbekistan in October 2018.[1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Archie Mair | 10 February 2001 | 0 | 0 | | |
| GK | Ross Sinclair | 0 | 0 | | ||
| DF | Jack Armer | 16 April 2001 | 0 | 0 | | |
| DF | Harrison Ashby (withdrew) | 0 | 0 | | ||
| DF | Taylor Wilson | 14 July 2001 | 0 | 0 | | |
| DF | Luis Binks | 0 | 0 | | ||
| DF | Lewis Gordon (withdrew) | 0 | 0 | | ||
| DF | Luke Robinson | 0 | 0 | | ||
| DF | Chris Hamilton | 13 July 2001 | 0 | 0 | | |
| DF | Kane O’Connor | 17 January 2001 | 0 | 0 | | |
| DF | Nathan Patterson | 16 October 2001 | 0 | 0 | | |
| MF | Dean Campbell | 19 March 2001 | 0 | 0 | | |
| MF | Ethan Erhahon | 9 May 2001 | 0 | 0 | | |
| MF | Marc Leonard | 19 December 2001 | 0 | 0 | | |
| MF | Anthony McDonald | 17 March 2001 | 0 | 0 | | |
| MF | Ethan Ross | 15 August 2001 | 0 | 0 | | |
| MF | Terry Taylor | 29 June 2001 | 0 | 0 | | |
| FW | Aidan Fitzpatrick | 20 March 2001 | 0 | 0 | | |
| FW | Kyle Joseph | 0 | 0 | | ||
| FW | Josh McPake | 0 | 0 | | ||
| FW | Adedapo Mebude | 29 July 2001 | 0 | 0 | | |
| FW | Jamie Semple | 17 May 2001 | 0 | 0 | | |
References
- 1 2 3 "Scotland Under-18 squad announced for Spain-based friendly double-header". Scottish Football Association. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ↑ "History – Scotland sweep to U18 triumph". UEFA.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ↑ McCall, Chris (11 November 2015). "The forgotten Scotland team that won the Euros". The Scotsman. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ↑ "Scotland to introduce Under-18 national side". Scottish Football Association. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ↑ "Scotland to introduce Under 18s national team as part of youth development plan". Daily Record. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.